How to securely erase hard drives, SSDs, flash drives, iPhones, iPads and Android devices
Here’s everything you need to know about securely wiping hard drives (HDDs), solid state drives (SSDs), flash drives, and even iOS and Android devices. Read More
Should you build your own NAS, or buy one?
Ever since we posted our NAS series, we’ve been asked whether it’s better to build or buy your own NAS. In this article, David Gewirtz answers that question. Read More
AMD processors: Not as safe as you might have thought
With all the hub-bub about Meltdown and Spectre, AMD CPUs are widely regarded as being perfectly safe. Well AMD chips may be safer, but they’re not invulnerable. Read More
Google: Our brilliant Spectre fix dodges performance hit, so you should all use it
Google wants the whole industry to adopt its Retpoline fixes for Variant 2 of the Meltdown-Spectre bugs. Read More
Raspberry Pi: Hands-On with the Pi Server tool
The new PiServer package included in the latest Raspbian x86 release provides a very powerful client management tool. Here’s an example of how to configure and use it. Read More
Meltdown-Spectre firmware glitch: Intel warns of risk of sudden reboots
Older Broadwell and Haswell chips have been taking a hit from Intel’s CPU patch. Read More
Spectre puts the brakes on CPU need for speed
Instead of focusing on single-digit percentage increases in performance, a bigger question needs to be asked: Is it safe? Read More
Major Linux distros have Meltdown patches, but that’s only part of the fix
All the major Linux distributions have now released their Intel chip meltdown patches. But, someone must retune all those servers to get their performance up to speed and replace network devices and servers running up-to-date Linux distros. Read More
How much slower will your PC feel after patching for Spectre-Meltdown?
Should you be concerned about how much of a performance hit that your PC will take after applying the Spectre-Meltdown patch? It depends. Read More
CES 2018: Dell announces new XPS 15
The new XPS 15 2-in-1 contains Intel’s 8th-gen core processor with Radeon RX Vega M Graphics, with a 15.6-inch UltraSharp 4K Ultra HD InfinityEdge touch display. Read More